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Manson Family Murders: Sometime around midnight members of the Manson family invaded the Tate/Polanski household, killing all who were present. Voityck Frykowsky was stabbed over 50 times, struck 13 times in the head with a blunt instrument, and shot. Abigail Folger, the coffee heiress, was killed. But the most famous of the slain would be the last. Sharon Tate had up to this point carried only bit parts, but was considered a beautiful and rising actress. Tate met film director Roman Polanski, then starred in Valley of the Dolls, followed by The Wrecking Crew with Dean Martin. She married Polanski in January 1968. The now 8 month pregnant Tate was stabbed repeatedly by the Manson family in the back, breast, neck, and womb. |
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1973 |
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The U.S. Senate committee investigating the Watergate affair filed suit against President Richard Nixon. |
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1985 |
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Arthur J. Walker, a retired Navy officer, was found guilty of seven counts of spying for the Soviet Union. |
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2000 |
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Former Dallas Cowboy Michael Irvin was arrested on a Class B misdemeanor of possession of less than 2 ounces of marijuana. |
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2001 |
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In Jerusalem, a Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive inside a pizzeria. The lunchtime bombing killed 15 and wounded about 90 others. |
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1945 |
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The U.S. dropped an atomic bomb on Nagasaki. The bombing came three days after the bombing of Hiroshima. About 74,000 people were killed. Japan surrendered August 14. |
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1989 |
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112 people were killed when a train fell into the San Rafael River in Mexico. The incident was caused by a bridge that collapsed. |
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1790 |
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The Columbia returned to Boston Harbor after a three-year voyage. It was the first ship to carry the American flag around the world. |
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1930 |
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Betty Boop had her beginning in "Dizzy Dishes" created by Max Fleischer.
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1942 |
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CBS radio debuted "Our Secret Weapon." |
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1945 |
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The first network television broadcast occurred in Washington, DC. The program announced the bombing of Nagasaki, Japan.
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1956 |
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The first statewide, state-supported educational television network went on the air in Alabama. |
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1902 |
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After the death of Queen Victoria, Edward VII was crowned king of England. |
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1974 |
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U.S. President Richard Nixon formally resigned. Gerald R. Ford took his place, and became the 38th president of the U.S. |
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1996 |
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Boris Yeltsin was sworn in as president of Russia for the second time. |
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1842 |
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The U.S. and Canada signed the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, which solved a border dispute. |
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1975 |
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The New Orleans Superdome as officially opened when the Saints played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. The new Superdome cost $163 million to build. |
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1981 |
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Major league baseball teams resumed play at the conclusion of the first mid-season players’ strike. |
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1984 |
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Daley Thompson, of Britain, won is second successive Olympic decathlon. |
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1678 |
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American Indians sold the Bronx to Jonas Bronck for 400 beads. |
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2004 |
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Donald Duck received the 2,257th star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. |
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1848 |
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Martin Van Buren was nominated for president by the Free-Soil Party in Buffalo, NY. |
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1942 |
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Mohandas K. Gandhi was arrested Britain. He was not released until 1944. |
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1965 |
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Singapore proclaimed its independence from the Malaysian Federation. |
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1999 |
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Russian President Boris Yeltsin fired Prime Minister Sergei Stepashin and his entire cabinet for the fourth time in 17 months. |
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1854 |
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"Walden" was published by Henry David Thoreau. |
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1893 |
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"Gut Holz" was published. It was America's first bowling magazine. |
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2001 |
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U.S. President George W. Bush announced he would support federal funding for limited medical research on embryonic stem cells. |
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1936 |
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Jesse Owens won his fourth gold medal at the Berlin Olympics. He was the first American to win four medals in one Olympics. |
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1975 |
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The New Orleans Superdome as officially opened when the Saints played the Houston Oilers in exhibition football. The new Superdome cost $163 million to build. |
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1859 |
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The escalator was patented by Nathan Ames. |
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1892 |
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Thomas Edison received a patent for a two-way telegraph. |
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1910 |
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A.J. Fisher received a patent for the electric washing machine. |
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1944 |
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The Forest Service and Wartime Advertising Council created "Smokey the Bear." |
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1988 |
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Wayne Gretzky of the Edmonton Oilers was traded. The trade was at Gretzky's request. He was sent to the Los Angeles Kings. |
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2004 |
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Trump Hotel and Casion Resorts announced plans to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. |
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1831 |
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The first steam locomotive began its first trip between Schenectady and Albany, NY. |
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